Unsolicited: Fatties Talk Back
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 183 ratingsJoin fat activists Marquisele Mercedes (she/her), Da’Shaun Harrison (they/them), Caleb Luna (they/them), Bryan Guffey (they/them), and Jordan Underwood (they/he) as they break down how and why anti-fatness shows up in our lives and relationships. Listen as they get endlessly sidetracked while re-answering old advice columns about weight, fitness, and more from fat liberationist perspectives. Released almost every other Sunday.
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CREAM
July 24, 2023 03:04 - 1 hour - 104 MBHello again, fupas!! In this episode, the fatties share their dream ice creams and explore the pronunciation possibilities of different nuts. Then we pivot to a column from Dear Prudence about kink and the complexities of grappling with ~parental worries~ or external involvement in our romantic relationships. We get into fetishism, gaining, “pleasure politics”, edtwitter, autonomy, and, as always, desire. Grab a sundae and get into the first part of our conversation about fat kink. P.S. W...
How Do I Strip You of Your Power?
July 09, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 135 MB¡Hola Fupas! In this episode, your beloved fatties discuss the one, the only: Semaglutide!!! We take on the ‘Ozempic Revolution’ and take some turns into a heated discussion about ‘movement strategy’ to ponder a pressing question: What the hell are fat activists even asking for? But before any of that, we discuss our respective fast food sweet treats. It’s a packed episode, so grab a snack and prepare to be rage with us! (P.S. We recorded this months ago before we got our audio sorted out...
Do You Carry a Lunchbox?
June 25, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBHappy Pride Fupas!! This episode, your fav fat queers start off by discussing our favorite noodles, with the amount of confusion, disagreement and hilarity you all have come to know and love. We move on to discuss the reason for the season: is there room for fat liberation at gay pride? We talk about the complexities and, more often than not, failures of pride celebrations to welcome ALL of all of us. Take a seat, a beat, a cookie, and listen on all your favorite podcast streaming platforms...
Un/touchable
June 18, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBWe’re back, fupas! In our glorious return episode, the fatties gush over their favorite breads (and question whether crackers count?). Then, we tackle a problem closer to home; Mikey shares her concerns and we discuss the pressure to lose weight ahead of important life events, the difficulties with maintaining a fat politic, and the desire to be untouchable. Find us on social media! • Unsolicited on Twitter • Unsolicited on Instagram • Find Da'Shaun: • Twitter/Insta: @DaShau...
She's All Fat
November 15, 2022 22:49 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBWelcome back, fupas!! In this week’s ep, the fatties battle it out over favorite cereals and milk substitutes. Then we pivot to a column from Dear Prudence that opens up conversation into changes in relationships over time, desirability politics, and friendship. This episode's advice column: "Prudie advises a man who lost all feelings for his wife after she gained 50 pounds." Find us on social media! Unsolicited on Twitter Unsolicited on Instagram Find Da'Shaun: Twitter/Insta: ...
ACAB Includes Food Policers
October 27, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBHappy Halloweenie, fupas (what we have decided to call our listeners)!! In this week’s spooky-ookie episode, the fatties rumble about their favorite spicy-icy foods. What qualifies as spicy and what doesn’t? And furthermore, whomst will be left standing—or sitting—in the battle royale?? The remaining fatties then return to the advice column format to ask the hard questions about fat-shaming, food-policing roommates. Listen now and Happy Halloween!!! 👻🎃🕷🕸 Media mentioned in this episode: h...
The Whale
October 09, 2022 06:22 - 1 hour - 134 MBIn this episode, the fatties discusses the play and upcoming movie "The Whale," Brendan Fraser, and the way media rarely engages honestly with fat people of any size, but especially the fattest among us. For the opening segment, in honor of the theme of this episode, the group discusses their favorite seafood, which goes exactly how you probably expect! (Who has a bad take this time on seafood? Listen and find out!) Media mentioned on this episode: Vanity Fair: "The Whale" Misses the Mar...
Live from the 2022 Fat Studies Conference
September 25, 2022 17:22 - 1 hour - 111 MBWe're back babies! For our first episode of the season, we're going LIVE to the Fat Studies 2022 Conference. This episode was recorded on July 7, 2022. We kick off with an introduction by the amazing Aimee Simpson, the organizer of this year's conference. We follow with a moment of remembrance for Cat Pausè, conference founder, who passed away late last year. Cat was and remains an inspiration to so many of us, and her work and impact on Fat Studies will remain with us forever. For our app...
Solicited: I'm Just Asking Questions
March 27, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBIt's our Season Finale! For our final episode of the season, we've got the best appetizer segment yet: the foods we love but everybody else hates. There's a lot of well-deserved dragging, but especially for Bryan. Then, we once again dive into a reader question (Hi Marissa!). This time, it's about fat parents whose own internalized anti-fatness had a huge impact on us as kids, but who may not have grown as we have. As you can imagine, this one gets deep, y'all. Finally, we wrap up with ou...
She's Too Butch!!!
March 13, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 71 MBThe gang's all back and this time we're chatting about our favorite soups (or, in Caleb's case, why they allegedly hate soup). And, after an incredibly dramatic reading from Mikey, we discuss a Dear Prudence write-in from a mother concerned that her daughter-in-law is becoming too butch. ...Yeah. (Prepare to hear the word 'butch', like, a lot.) This episode's advice column: "Help! My Son's Wife is Getting Bigger and Butcher Than a Woman Should!" Find us on social media! Unsolicited ...
Solicited: The Disability Question
February 27, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBWhile Da'Shaun is out, our friend Tommy (@tommyinboots) joins us to talk about our favorite ~munchies~ and disability. Later—for the first time!!!!!!!—we respond to a write-in from a listener (hi Jules!) Media mentioned in this episode: Anna Mollow (2018) "Disability Studies Gets Fat" Eli Clare's Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure Charlotte Cooper's Fat Activism Fattening: the Podcast with Sydneysky G. - Episode 1 "Fategories" Explainer from Linda Find us on social medi...
Chair Breaker
January 30, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBWe each take turns sharing our favorite potluck/cookout foods (you know, in an ideal world where you know everyone's kitchen is clean). Later, we get into our own personal experiences with furniture breaking underneath us, as well as the relationship between furniture, access, and policing in schools. Media mentioned in this episode: A thread on fatphobia and disability from Monica Kriete, MPH (@fattyMPH) on Twitter Load-carrying capacity and the size of chair joints determined for us...
It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay
January 18, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBColumn for this Episode: Dear Prudence: My Fiancé keeps showing me old photos to remind me of my weight gain Media mentioned: Apple Dave’s Orchards Phat Girlz The 2004 movie, Sleepover, “Brownies” quote Queen Latifah Recreated the RomCom in Her Image Da’Shaun - Leaning into Insecurity and Ugliness as an Essential Politic Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? on Hulu Find us on social media! Unsolicited on Twitter Unsolicited on Instagram Find Da'Shaun: Twitter/Insta...
Happy New Year
January 01, 2022 01:07 - 1 hour - 107 MBWe discuss our New Years traditions in various forms and rethink the usefulness of resolutions, as well as bash capitalism (what's new?), workplace "wellness" initiatives, and uneven labor in the fat liberation movement. This week's column: Ask A Manager: "My team is requiring us to do a diet/exercise/'mental toughness' program" Media mentioned in this episode: Scalawag Magazine's 2021 Jubilee (featuring Da'Shaun Harrison) Fatphobia in Public Health and Dietetics: What Dietitians Ne...
The Adele-pisode
December 12, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBDa'Shaun shares their intense love for hot chocolate and The Polar Express, Mikey makes their hatred of nut juice known, and we delve into Adele, her new album 30, her weight loss everyone shouldn't be talking about, and what happens to the rest of us when celebrities' bodies, especially those of fat Black women, are the main topics of conversation on everyone's lips. Media mentioned in this episode: Loosely Exactly Nicole Obese Black Women as "Social Dead Weight": Reinventing the "Disea...
Food Fights & Fat Lib
November 28, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBThis week's advice column: Dear Prudence: I was fat-shamed by my cousin at Thanksgiving and I threw food at her! Media mentioned in this episode: The Indigenous Anarchist | Instagram Dairy Digest Complete | Swanson Vitamins Paolo Freire: Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Is Bacon A Fruit?
November 14, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBThis week's advice column: Help! I've already lost 30 pounds, but my husband won't stop telling me to lose more. Media mentioned in this episode: "The 'difficult' cadaver: weight bias in the gross anatomy lab" by Adeline Goss et al. "Corporeal Knowledges and Deviant Bodies: Perceiving the Fat Body" by Samantha Murray "Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe: An American Grammar Book" by Hortense Spillers Find us on social media! Unsolicited on Twitter Unsolicited on Instagram Find Da'Sh...
Meet the Fatties!
November 01, 2021 03:45 - 1 hour - 125 MBThis week's advice column: Help! My body-positive friends attack me for exercising. Media mentioned in this episode: Rebel Eaters Club S2 E1: Fatphobia (& Foodphobia) is Anti-Blackness with Da’Shaun Harrison Find us on social media! Unsolicited on Twitter Unsolicited on Instagram Find Da'Shaun: Twitter/Insta: @DaShaunLH Find Mikey: Twitter: @marquisele Insta: @fatmarquisele Find Jordan: Twitter/Insta: @jordallenhall Find Caleb: Twitter: @chairbreaker_ Insta: chai...